Luke 6:12

Jesus, shortly before he chooses the twelve apostles.

Greek

Ἐγένετοeh-GEH-neh-toδὲdehἐνenταῖςtaisἡμέραιςhay-MEH-raisταύταιςTOW-taisἐξελθεῖνek-sel-THAYNαὐτὸνow-TONεἰςaysτὸtoὄροςO-rosπροσεύξασθαι,pro-SEWK-sas-thaiκαὶkaiἦνaynδιανυκτερεύωνdih-ah-nuk-teh-REW-ohnἐνenτῇtayπροσευχῇpro-sew-KAYτοῦtooθεοῦ.theh-OO

Latin

FactumFAK-tumestestautemOW-temininillīsIH-leesdiēbus,dee-AY-busexiitEK-see-itininmontemMON-temōrāre,oh-RAH-reheteteratEH-ratpernoctānsper-NOK-tahnsininōrātiōneoh-rah-tee-OH-nehDeī.DEH-ee

English

Now during these days it happened that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἐγένετοfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	Factum estfrom faciō	ἐγένετο: it happened. Latin: factum est.
δὲfrom δέ, “but, and, now”	autemall forms	δέ, autem: now.
ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραιςfrom ἡμέρα, “day”	in diēbusfrom diēs	ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις: in the days, from ἡμέρα, day. Latin: in diēbus, from diēs.
ταύταιςfrom οὗτος, “this”	illīsfrom ille	ταύταις: these. Latin says those: illīs.
ἐξελθεῖνfrom ἐξέρχομαι, “to go out, come out”	exiitfrom exeō	ἐξελθεῖν: to go out, an infinitive: it happened for him to go out. Latin uses a plain verb, exiit, he went out.
αὐτὸνfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	—	αὐτόν: him, the accusative subject of the infinitive. Latin leaves it out.
εἰς τὸ ὄροςfrom ὄρος, “mountain, hill”	in montemfrom mōns	εἰς τὸ ὄρος: to the mountain, from ὄρος. Latin: in montem, from mōns.
προσεύξασθαιfrom προσεύχομαι, “to pray”	ōrārefrom ōrō	προσεύξασθαι: to pray, from προσεύχομαι, an infinitive of purpose. Latin: ōrāre, from ōrō.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν, erat: he was.
διανυκτερεύωνfrom διανυκτερεύω, “to spend the night”	pernoctānsfrom pernoctō	διανυκτερεύων: spending the whole night, a participle built on νύξ, night. Latin builds the same way: pernoctāns, on nox.
ἐν τῇ προσευχῇfrom προσευχή, “prayer”	in ōrātiōnefrom ōrātiō	ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ: in prayer, from προσευχή, kin to the verb. Latin: in ōrātiōne, from ōrātiō, kin to ōrō.
τοῦ θεοῦfrom θεός, “God, god”	Deīfrom deus	τοῦ θεοῦ: of God, meaning prayer to God. Latin: Deī.

New core words

Greek

ἡμέρα day ὄρος mountain, hill

Latin

mōns mountain, hill ōrātiō prayer;speech

Greek core words met160 / 345 Latin core words met176 / 345

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